Real Rockstar App Gives Intimate Music Experience

The Real Rockstar app tries to create a more intimate and emotional relationship between listeners and artists.

An iPhone and Android music app promises to change the way fans interact with music and the stars they love. The Real Rockstar app tries to create a more intimate and emotional relationship between listeners and artists. It first matches a song's pitch and intensity with a database of voice and music samples. It uses that info to identify an artist's emotions and clue fan in to the exact mental state the artist was in when he or she recorded the song.

The app uses that info to create personal videos that pair emotive words and music video style images as the song and its lyrics play. The app sells for $1.99, and while it looks extremely cheesy, early users are positive about it. Back to top

Troy Dreier is a technology writer and editor based in Jersey City, NJ. He’s the editor of OnlineVideo.net, senior associate editor for StreamingMedia.com, and a former staff editor for PC Magazine. He’s @tdreier on Twitter.
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